Topic 'Microwave hub site' in forum 'Photos of Broadband gear'

Topic 'Microwave hub site' in forum 'Photos of Broadband gear' - dslreports.com http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Microwave-hub-site-23074340 en Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:18:24 EDT Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:18:24 EDT Re: Microwave hub site http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Microwave-hub-site-23186602
They do a good job, we still have plenty of them around.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Microwave-hub-site-23186602 Thu, 15 Oct 2009 04:19:00 EDT Re: Microwave hub site http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Microwave-hub-site-23182485
:D

q.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Microwave-hub-site-23182485 Wed, 14 Oct 2009 13:14:59 EDT Re: Microwave hub site http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Microwave-hub-site-23182452 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Microwave-hub-site-23182452 Wed, 14 Oct 2009 13:10:15 EDT Re: Microwave hub site http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Microwave-hub-site-23181997 --
Brad ~ Blog | Vanadiel Ranch (FFXI)]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Microwave-hub-site-23181997 Wed, 14 Oct 2009 11:50:29 EDT Re: Microwave hub site http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Microwave-hub-site-23180340 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Microwave-hub-site-23180340 Wed, 14 Oct 2009 01:03:26 EDT Re: Microwave hub site http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Microwave-hub-site-23119230
You can find it here: »Microwave big iron]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Microwave-hub-site-23119230 Fri, 02 Oct 2009 10:18:20 EDT Re: Microwave hub site http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Microwave-hub-site-23115840 said by Splitpair:

said by kewlkeed:

LOL

They have TD2 sites on the beach? :D

No, but they have plenty of T&A wave sights on the beach.

Wayne
Heyyyyooo!!!

LOL

;)
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LOL

They have TD2 sites on the beach? :D
No, but they have plenty of T&A wave sights on the beach.

Wayne
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They have TD2 sites on the beach? :D]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Microwave-hub-site-23111972 Thu, 01 Oct 2009 08:30:14 EDT Re: Microwave hub site http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Microwave-hub-site-23110103 said by AMD Phreak:

Dead sexy.

:)
If you are finding MW sites to be sexy you need to travel down here and with an evening tour of South Beach we can resolve that misconception of sexy regardless of your sexual preference be it female male or... ;-)

Wayne
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If you cannot fix it with a buttset and some beanies you're not a technician.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Microwave-hub-site-23110103 Wed, 30 Sep 2009 20:54:26 EDT Re: Microwave hub site http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Microwave-hub-site-23106222 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Microwave-hub-site-23106222 Wed, 30 Sep 2009 10:15:26 EDT Re: Microwave hub site http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Microwave-hub-site-23105824 said by AMD Phreak:

No sorry. I cannot share photos.
Fail. ;-)]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Microwave-hub-site-23105824 Wed, 30 Sep 2009 09:05:49 EDT Re: Microwave hub site http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Microwave-hub-site-23101659 said by balkme:

said by AMD Phreak:

said by JKM:

Phreak, I knew I'd find you here, staring in awe.

You bet.

The LSY is the one Alcatel I have not seen first hand.

Next week we start the turnup of four new MDR-8000 sites for a customer. :) Yes, I am an Alcatel fanboy. :D

AMD - Will you be able to post some photo's of the MDR-8000 install?
No sorry. I cannot share photos.
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"No job is so important, and no service is so urgent that we cannot take the time to perform our work safely."
-- AT&T, Your World, Destroyed.
--Safety One Tower Rescue Certified
--LLigetfa:"Wimax is like teenage sex. Everyone talks about doing it."]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Microwave-hub-site-23101659 Tue, 29 Sep 2009 14:04:05 EDT Re: Microwave hub site http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Microwave-hub-site-23099745 said by patcat88:

I don't think thats an American outlet for the A/Cs. ;)
???

There wouldnt be any American outlets here in Australia... :)]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Microwave-hub-site-23099745 Tue, 29 Sep 2009 09:15:30 EDT Re: Microwave hub site http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Microwave-hub-site-23098158 said by AMD Phreak:

said by JKM:

Phreak, I knew I'd find you here, staring in awe.

You bet.

The LSY is the one Alcatel I have not seen first hand.

Next week we start the turnup of four new MDR-8000 sites for a customer. :) Yes, I am an Alcatel fanboy. :D
AMD - Will you be able to post some photo's of the MDR-8000 install?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Microwave-hub-site-23098158 Mon, 28 Sep 2009 22:16:14 EDT Re: Microwave hub site http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Microwave-hub-site-23097749 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Microwave-hub-site-23097749 Mon, 28 Sep 2009 20:44:53 EDT Re: Microwave hub site http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Microwave-hub-site-23093093 said by balkme:

Are you using the Direct mount antennas for the MPR? How many hops do you have using the MPR?
Yep the ODUs are direct mounted to the antennas (2ft, 0.6m IIRC) for the MPR link.

There is a picture (albeit a bit fuzzy) in this thread: »New PoP install (more cable tieing)

At this stage we only have a single MPR based link. Hopefully more to come, they are nice radios. :)]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Microwave-hub-site-23093093 Sun, 27 Sep 2009 23:36:07 EDT Re: Microwave hub site http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Microwave-hub-site-23092673 said by TomS_:

We havnt had any Andrew stuff come in for a while with our Alcatel orders, except for small antennas like the ones that we use for our MPR link.
Are you using the Direct mount antennas for the MPR? How many hops do you have using the MPR?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Microwave-hub-site-23092673 Sun, 27 Sep 2009 21:35:48 EDT Re: Microwave hub site http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Microwave-hub-site-23088777
I think RFS stuff has its benefits. It really is just a matter of preference though on the part of the installation tech.

All of the dehydrators we use are RFS, as well as all of the components. In the past I have quoted Andrew and RFS parts, it really is a tossup, but I try and stick with RFS because it is what Alcatel prefers to use so yeah.....

For the radio stuff, I quote out Andrew.
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"No job is so important, and no service is so urgent that we cannot take the time to perform our work safely."
-- AT&T, Your World, Destroyed.
--Safety One Tower Rescue Certified
--LLigetfa:"Wimax is like teenage sex. Everyone talks about doing it."]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Microwave-hub-site-23088777 Sat, 26 Sep 2009 22:35:08 EDT Re: Microwave hub site http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Microwave-hub-site-23088667
Alcatel must have some cozy deal with them. We havnt had any Andrew stuff come in for a while with our Alcatel orders, except for small antennas like the ones that we use for our MPR link.

Our rigger keeps complaining about how crappy all of the RFS stuff is compared to Andrew (maybe because his name is Andrew aswell). :D]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Microwave-hub-site-23088667 Sat, 26 Sep 2009 22:07:26 EDT Re: Microwave hub site http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Microwave-hub-site-23088586 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Microwave-hub-site-23088586 Sat, 26 Sep 2009 21:43:53 EDT Re: Microwave hub site http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Microwave-hub-site-23088579 said by JKM:

Phreak, I knew I'd find you here, staring in awe.
You bet.

The LSY is the one Alcatel I have not seen first hand.

Next week we start the turnup of four new MDR-8000 sites for a customer. :) Yes, I am an Alcatel fanboy. :D
--
"No job is so important, and no service is so urgent that we cannot take the time to perform our work safely."
-- AT&T, Your World, Destroyed.
--Safety One Tower Rescue Certified
--LLigetfa:"Wimax is like teenage sex. Everyone talks about doing it."]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Microwave-hub-site-23088579 Sat, 26 Sep 2009 21:42:51 EDT Re: Microwave hub site http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Microwave-hub-site-23086643 said by TomS_:

6U band (6.7ish GHz).
i was thinking it was an under 10ghz radio with the size of the waveguide, but since your exif data shows a wide angle shot, i knew that my eyes could be deceiving me.

Im sure we can nuke a burrito if we hold it infront of one of the feed horns.

you can hold it. i'll be nowhere near you. ;-)
i've seen a microwave burn before. i've heard if they are bad enough they hurt like hell.

q.
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"...if I in my north room dance naked, grotesquely before my mirror waving my shirt round my head and singing softly to myself..."]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Microwave-hub-site-23086643 Sat, 26 Sep 2009 12:16:02 EDT Re: Microwave hub site http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Microwave-hub-site-23085778
IIRC the radios themselves can output 1 watt.

We have a mix of 1.8 and 2.4 metre dishes for this network, the 1.8's are just under 40db gain, the 2.4's about 42db.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Microwave-hub-site-23085778 Sat, 26 Sep 2009 06:17:16 EDT Re: Microwave hub site http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Microwave-hub-site-23085760 Jesus! That's a big radio! What's the EIRP of that link? (I'm assuming about 30db of gain off those antennas...)

We couldn't figure it out, but we were guessing, with the waveguide, this is probably a 10ghz link?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Microwave-hub-site-23085760 Sat, 26 Sep 2009 05:55:12 EDT Re: Microwave hub site http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Microwave-hub-site-23085753 said by tubbynet:

will it nuke my burrito?Im sure we can nuke a burrito if we hold it infront of one of the feed horns. ;)]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Microwave-hub-site-23085753 Sat, 26 Sep 2009 05:41:04 EDT Re: Microwave hub site http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Microwave-hub-site-23085525 said by TomS_:

The muxes at each of the sites where we have one of these LSYs has an ethernet services card in them so that we can do EoSDH.
sure, it will do all of that, but the crucial question:

will it nuke my burrito?

if it does, i'm sold. i'll take 3.

:D

q.
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"...if I in my north room dance naked, grotesquely before my mirror waving my shirt round my head and singing softly to myself..."]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Microwave-hub-site-23085525 Sat, 26 Sep 2009 01:55:58 EDT Re: Microwave hub site http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Microwave-hub-site-23085059
We only handle packet traffic. The muxes at each of the sites where we have one of these LSYs has an ethernet services card in them so that we can do EoSDH.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Microwave-hub-site-23085059 Fri, 25 Sep 2009 22:55:46 EDT Re: Microwave hub site http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Microwave-hub-site-23082884 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Microwave-hub-site-23082884 Fri, 25 Sep 2009 15:02:48 EDT Re: Microwave hub site http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Microwave-hub-site-23082044
It's got me wondering about our proposed backup wireless link, since we already have a sonet ring and teh IP traffic is simply a spur.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Microwave-hub-site-23082044 Fri, 25 Sep 2009 13:02:22 EDT Re: Microwave hub site http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Microwave-hub-site-23080648 --
Begin with the end in mind!]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Microwave-hub-site-23080648 Fri, 25 Sep 2009 08:28:41 EDT Re: Microwave hub site http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Microwave-hub-site-23074479
:)]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Microwave-hub-site-23074479 Thu, 24 Sep 2009 09:39:05 EDT Microwave hub site http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Microwave-hub-site-23074340 Microwave hub site) so I'll create a new one. :)

I have some updated photos of our microwave hub site now that we've installed some more gear and antennas for our LSY based link.

Ive since got a new camera which has a much wider angle lens, so I was able to get a better shot of the gear inside the hut this time.

There is still a bit of work to go at this site after rearranging some cabling, such as labelling the cables, a few more network cables and power cabling to tidy up aswell. Unfortunately because its a production site it takes time because work has to be scheduled and advisories raised etc. :)

An Alcatel-Lucent 9600LSY, this is a BIG radio!
A close up of the waveguide
Equipment and cabling
Equipment and cabling

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